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Ministry of Culture
The President of India launches the logo and web portal for commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind launched the logo and the web portal  for commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, at Rashtrapati Bhawan today. The logo was released in the presence of Minister of State for Culture  and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma and Secretary Culture, Shri Arun Goel.
The logo has been obtained through crowd sourcing. Logo Branding will be done in Trains, Metro Rail, Air India Aircrafts, State Roadways Buses, Government websites, E-mails, Government stationery, calendar and diary, Government advertisements & publicity material, digital signature etc. The logo will also be used by Public Sector Undertakings, subordinate/ attached offices, autonomous bodies etc. under Ministry/ Department of Government of India
The designs of the logo with colour guide are available on the web-site of https://gandhi.gov.in/download.html for download:-
i) Logo in original form 
ii) Logo for use in single colour 
iii) Logo in reverse form with light/bright background
- Logo in reverse form with dark background
The salient features of the new web portal are:
- to identify visitors from different geography and serve them personalized information;
- Organizations & individuals can join celebration and submit their Karyanjali through an easy upload process.
- Information related to Gandhian literature, philosophy, audios, videos, rare photos are available in the portal.
The webportal is participatory in nature and all the participating organizations will be able to upload their activities regarding commemoration on the website. It also has a unique feature Gandhipedia which will be a repository of Gandhian knowledge and will continue to grow with time.
The two year long celebrations from 2nd October, 2018 to 02nd October, 2020 will be held across the country and all over the globe to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. A meeting of National Committee headed by the President of India was held in May, 2018 to draw out a plan of action for the mega celebration where a total of 92 suggestions were received. Further, a total of 33 suggestions were approved by the Executive Committee headed by the Prime Minister to organize nationwide and worldwide commemoration. Accordingly, all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and all State/UT Governments have initiated actions pertaining to their Ministries/Departments. These action plans are being uploaded on the web portal.
Special Service and Features
NIOS Secondary Senior Secondary Examination fee can be paid till January 25
Kochi, January 11, 2023
The fee for the Secondary /Senior Secondary Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling  in the months of April and May can be paid till January 25 without penalty. From January 26th to January 30th a late fee of Rs.100 per subject and from January 31st to February 4th with a late fee of Rs.1500  can be paid. Visit the portal sdmis.nios.ic.in to pay the exam fee.
Details are available on NIOS website www.nios.ac.in. Can be contacted at rckochi@nios.ac.in and 0484-2310032, 9746888988/ Toll Free: 1800 180 93 numbers as well.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Acquisition Council headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves proposal of value Rs. 2,236 Cr.
Key highlights:
· Indian Air Force to procure GSAT-7C Satellite and Ground Hubs for real-time connectivity of Software Defined Radios
· Complete design, development and launching of satellite to be in India
· It will enhance the ability of our Armed Forces to communicate beyond the Line of Sight
The Defence Acquisition Council  in its meeting of 23 November 2021 held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity  for one Capital Acquisition proposal of Indian Air Force for its modernization and operational needs amounting to Rs. 2,236 Cr. under the category of ‘Make in India’. The procurement proposal of Air Force was for GSAT-7C Satellite and Ground Hubs for real-time connectivity of Software Defined Radios . The project envisages complete design, development and launching of satellite in India.
Induction of GSAT-7C Satellite and Ground Hubs for Software Defined Radios  will enhance the ability of our Armed Forces to communicate beyond Line of Sight  among one another in all circumstances in a secure mode.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
217.26 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
14,91,017 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 45,281
Active cases stand at 0.10%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.71%
6,424 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,39,84,695
5,383 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
89.30 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,20,187 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Railways
CELEBRATION OF CONSTITUTION DAY BY N.F.RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION
Kolkata, November 26, 2018.
Officers and staff of N.F.Railway Construction today observed the Constitution Day in their HQ premises. Sri N.K.Prasad, General Manager/Construction/N.F.Railway read out the Preamble of our Constitution which was followed by other officers and staff.
It may be mentioned here that on 26th day of November 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopt, enact and gave ourselves this Constitution.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of Government Stocks
Government of India has announced the Sale  of  ‘7.32 per cent Government Stock, 2024’ for a notified amount of Rs. 5,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘7.26 per cent Government Stock, 2029’ for a notified amount of Rs. 6,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘7.69 per cent Government Stock, 2043’ for a notified amount of Rs. 2,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘7.72 per cent Government Stock, 2049’ for a notified amount of Rs. 4,000 crore  through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs. 17,000 crore, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs. 1,000 crore each against any one or more of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on July 19, 2019 .
2. Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
3. Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on July 19, 2019. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.
4. The result of the auctions will be announced on July 19, 2019  and payment by successful bidders will be on July 22, 2019 .
5. The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews the public health measures for Nipah Virus
Assures all support to Kerala Government to manage Nipah Virus
Following confirmation of a suspect case of Nipah Virus Disease by National Institute of Virology  Pune, an urgent meeting was convened by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan at his residence at 8 am, here today.
The following officers were present at the meeting:
- Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary 
- Dr. Balram Bhargava, Secretary 
- Shri Sanjeeva Kumar, Addl. Secretary 
- Dr. S. Venkatesh, DGHS
- Dr. Sujeet K Singh, Director, NCDC and
- Dr. Gangakhetkar, Scientist G and Head ECD, ICMR
The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan spoke to the Health Minister of Kerala, Smt K. K. Shailaja, and discussed the current situation and assured all support from the Centre. He had also spoken to her yesterday.
The following actions have been taken:
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- A Central Team with six officers has been deployed and have reached for epidemiological investigation protocol, contact tracing for early detection of suspects, testing protocols for suspects and review of isolation facilities
- A Control room established and NCDC Strategic Health Operations Center  activated. The phone number of control room is number 011-23978046.
- A team from National Institute of Virology, Pune  with Monoclonal Antibodies is being sent to Ernakullam.
- A team from NIV for conducting/testing bats for Nipah virus is being dispatched today. The Union Health has spoken to DG Forest to extend all cooperation in this regard.
The State has already initiated the following actions:
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- Contact tracing and surveillance
- Standard capacity building for health functionaries, ambulance fleet drivers and others
- Infection control activities in hospitals. Dedicated trained teams to handle cases
- Rapid Response Teams at institutions
- Help desk at Medical College Ernakulam established.
- Dedicated trained doctors, nurses, paramedics at hospitals. Vigil activated in all districts.
- Awareness generation.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
New Initiatives by EPFO to provide services and timely information to all stake holders
EPFO has taken a number of e-initiatives to provide services and timely information to all its stakeholders in tune with the government’s motto of minimum government and maximum governance. It has now been decided to publish the age-band wise estimate of all new subscribers as declared by their employers. The new employees have been categorised in six age bands like less than 18; 18-21; 22-25; 26-28; 29-35 and more than 35years of age. The information can be accessed at https://epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/exmpted_est/Payroll_Data_EPFO.pdf?id=sm5_index. This data can be helpful in policy making, planning and research work as the planners may have an idea as to what is the estimate of employees in different age band.
EPFO has so far been intimating its members by way of SMS on credit of their respective monthly contribution into their accounts. Now, credit information is available through e-passbook online and UMANG mobile App as well as through missed call service for all members. EPFO members whose monthly contribution is regularly received may view their contribution details using any of these options.
However, the members whose contributions are not deposited in time remain uninformed. It has now been decided that an intimation by way of SMS/email shall be sent to members who have registered their Mobile Number / email ID against respective Universal Account Number.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves implementation approval for implementation of 1320 MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the investment approval for 2x660MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant  in District Bulandshahar of Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs.11,089.42 crore and Amelia Coal Mine in District Singraulli, Madhya Pradesh.
The project will be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs. 1587.16 crore and will be implemented by THDC India Limited, a Mini Ratna CPSU under the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
The Khurja STPP will be based on Supercritical Technology with two units of capacity 660 MW each, equipped with latest emission control technology to protect the environment and has high efficiency and uses less fuel to generate power. Amelia Coal Mine was allotted to THDC India Limited by Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India in January, 2017.The Khurja STPP will improve the deficit power scenario of Northern Region and particularly of Uttar Pradesh, which has already signed Power Purchase Agreement with THDCIndia Limited for purchase of 60% Power from the Project and the other beneficiary states i.e. Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.
The project is expected to generate substantial direct and indirect employment and overall development of District Bulandshahar and nearby districts of Western Uttar Pradesh. The Khurja STPP will start yielding benefits from 2023-24.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT’S MILAD-UN-NABI GREETINGS
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in his message on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi has said: -
“I extend warm wishes to all the countrymen, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters, on the birthday of Prophet Muhammad celebrated as Eid-e-Milad or Milad-Un-Nabi.
Prophet Muhammad gave the message of love and brotherhood and led the world to the path of humanity. He wanted to build a society based on equality and harmony.
According to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad compiled in the Holy Quran, let us all work for the well-being of society and peace and harmony in the country”.
Click here to see the message in Hindi
President's Secretariat
Envoys of Switzerland, Malta and Botswana present letter of credence through Video Conference
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, accepted credentials from Ambassador / High Commissioners of Switzerland, Malta and Botswana today [October 14, 2020] in a virtual ceremony. Those who presented their credentials were:
1. H.E. Dr. Ralf Heckner, Ambassador of Switzerland
2. H.E. Mr. Reuben Gauci, High Commissioner of Malta
3. H.E. Mr. Gilbert Shimane Mangole, High Commissioner of Botswana
Speaking on the occasion, President Kovind conveyed his good wishes to the envoys on their appointment. He noted that India has enjoyed warm and friendly relations with all the three countries and that our ties were deeply rooted in a common vision of peace and prosperity. He also thanked their Governments for supporting India’s candidature for the non-permanent seat of UN Security Council for the term 2021-22.
President Kovind remarked that the Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the need for greater global cooperation to ensure our collective health and economic well-being. He further expressed his optimism that the international community will soon find a solution to the pandemic and will emerge stronger and more resilient from the crisis.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
GeM partners with Indian Bank and Canara Bank for payment related services
Government e-Marketplace  has signed MoU with Indian Bank and Canara Bank. The MoU will facilitate a cashless, paperless and transparent payment system on the portal and would create an efficient procurement system for government entities. Through this partnership, both the banks will be able to offer an array of services including transfer of funds through GeM Pool Accounts , advising of Performance Bank Guarantees , Earnest Money Deposit  and Payment Gateway to the registered users on the portal.
The MOU with Indian Bank was signed yesterday by S. Suresh Kumar, Addl. CEO, GeM and M Karthikeyan, GM, Indian Bank along with Deepesh Gehlot, Director, GeM and Narendra Kumar, AGM, Indian Bank in the presence of Talleen Kumar, CEO, GeM. The MOU with Canara Bank was signed by Addl. CEO, GeM and R P Jaiswal, DGM, Canara Bank along with Shantanu Kumar Mazumdar, GM, Canara Bank.
GeM is also working with Banks, TReDs and SIDBI to provide bill discounting and financing of working capital where the cost of capital is linked to the performance and rating of a seller on GeM. This will help sellers in general and MSMEs in particular to access easy credit and do better business with the government. In addition, GeM is contemplating creation of EMD pool account for making it easy for sellers to comply with the EMD requirements while responding to bids.
GeM is an initiative of the Government of India which offers a one stop platform for facilitating online procurement of common use goods and services required by various government departments, organisations and PSUs. GeM provides tools for direct purchase, bidding and reverse auction for ensuring transparent and efficient procurement.
Online integration for payments and various banking services is one of the priorities for GeM. GeM has already signed MoU with 18 scheduled commercial public sector and private banks in this regard.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
CIC to organize Seminar on "Human Resource Development and Right to Information Act 2005"
The Central Information Commission will hold a seminar on "Human Resource Development and Right to Information Act 2005" here tomorrow on 09th August 2019. The Seminar is aimed at recommending measures for improvement in transparency and accountability with a view to improved governance in Human Resource Development, specific to education sector.
All present and former Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners of the Central Information Commission, CICs and ICs from State Information Commissions as well as the first Appellate Authorities & Central Public Information Officers have been invited for the seminar. Some nominated NGOs working at ground level also been invited to participate in the Convention.
Well researched original presentations including case studies have invited from Academicians, practitioners, researchers. NGOs/civil society groups, students and other stakeholders. Presentations will focus on important aspects of the implementation of the Right to Information Act. 2005 in the education sector.
Ministry of Railways
Expansion of Railway Network
State-wise commissioning of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion in the past two years are as under:-
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Name of State
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Commissioning of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion 
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2016-17
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2017-18
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Assam & rest of North East
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456
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26.5
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Andhra Pradesh
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146
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21
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Bihar
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286.1
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36
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Chhattisgarh
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61.5
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159.82
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Delhi
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0
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26
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Gujarat
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84
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74
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Haryana
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|
118
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0
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Jharkhand
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176.1
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94.8
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Karnataka
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160.57
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196.45
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Kerala
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38.96
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|
21
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Madhya Pradesh
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|
292.5
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113.14
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Maharashtra
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|
75
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118.88
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Odisha
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66.27
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172.7
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Punjab
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16
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2.5
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Rajasthan
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289
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204.9
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Telangana
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124.6
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19
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Tamil Nadu
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150.26
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232.46
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Uttar Pradesh
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207.33
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147.81
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Uttarakhand
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0
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36
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West Bengal
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106.87
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158.86
The completion of Railway projects requires clearances from various departments of State Government and Central Ministries like acquisition of land, statutory clearances like forestry and wild life, shifting of utilities etc., which imparts hurdles in completion of projects.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Science & Technology
PSA Professor K Vijay Raghavan calls for unlocking entrepreneurship in design and training youth in machine learning
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Professor K Vijay Raghavan under scored the need for breaking open entrepreneurship in design across sectors to scale up technologies and boost local manufacturing for sustainable, inclusive development at his tech talk on ‘Reboot, Reinvent & Resilience – Road ahead’ organised on the occasion of the celebration of the 34th TIFAC Foundation Day.
“For scaling up exponentially in focused areas, manufacturing should be distributed with design at the core of it. Prototyping and manufacturing of products can be done locally by entrepreneurs. Design companies anchors and links to Indian academia should flourish so that they have the confidence to make products of any kind anywhere in the world. We should move to a stage where we can make the products, design them and export the design competing globally,” Professor Vijya Raghavan stressed.
He also said that for distribution of knowledge as the basis of power, mathematics, statistics, and computer science learning should be brought to scale and machine learning based decisions which are consequence of those kinds of learning taken to our population in general. Research needs to be amplified to places like schools, colleges, and universities where 90% of our students go. “National Research Foundation  announced in some details in the budget this time could help training in research in general and science and technology in particular reach number of people,” Prof.VijayRaghavan added.
He called for the partnership of the entire scientific community in the road ahead for rebooting, reinventing & resilience to strengthen the innovation and research ecosystem of the country.
TIFAC is an autonomous organisation under DST which carries out technology foresight exercise, facilitates and supports technology development, prepares technology linked business opportunity reports and implements mission-mode programmes.
Ministry of Defence
SELECTION OF TABLEAU FOR REPUBLIC DAY PARADE
There exists a well established system for selection of tableaux for participation in the Republic Day Parade. The tableaux proposals received from various States/UTs are evaluated in a series of meetings of the Expert Committee comprising eminent persons in the field of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, choreography etc. These tableaux proposals are examined on the basis of theme, concept, design and their visual impact. Due to time allotted for tableaux in the overall duration of the parade, shortlisting of tableaux is always done by the Expert Committee.
All the proposals received from States and Union territories for participation of their tableau in the parade were evaluated by the Expert Committee and the selected States/UTs participated in the parade. The list of States/UTs which could not make it to the final list after the selection process is as follows:
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Sl No
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States/UTs
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1.
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Andaman & Nicobar Administration
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2.
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Andhra Pradesh
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3.
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Assam
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4.
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Chandigarh
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5.
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
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6.
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Delhi
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7.
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Himachal Pradesh
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8.
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Jharkhand
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9.
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Kerala
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10.
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Ladakh
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11.
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Madhya Pradesh
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12.
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Mizoram
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13.
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Odisha
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14.
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Tamil Nadu
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15.
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Telangana
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16.
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Tripura
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17.
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West Bengal
For Republic Day Parade, 2022, the tableau proposals were received from 29 States/UTs including Kerala. The tableau proposal from Kerala was examined by the Expert Committee during the first five rounds of meetings. After the fifth round, the tableau could not make it into the final list of 12 tableaux from States/UTs shortlisted for participation.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri K Somaprasad in Rajya Sabha on March 14, 2022.